Episode 3: Mandar Apte onTransforming Reaction to Response

Can interruptions be a positive force in transforming violence to peace? We can use specific breathing patterns to pause, bring our mind and bodies into the present moment, and “turn question marks into exclamation points”. Join our conversation with Mandar Apte, a petroleum engineer whose career and purpose evolved into social innovation. We talk about how daily inner recalibration through breathing techniques can connect our emotions, feelings and actions and help us manage conflict by peaceful means. Mandar’s current work on interrupting violence at Cities for Peace draws upon his time at Shell creating and managing their GameChanger program to foster clean energy startups – one of the early corporate social responsibility efforts. A recognized practice leader, Mandar brings nearly two decades of studying, practicing, and teaching meditation to thousands of leaders across four continents (including over 2000 colleagues while an engineer at Shell). To learn more about We Interrupt this Podcast and to suggest people we should talk to and topics you think we should explore, please see our webpage at: https://www.weinterrupthis.com or contact us on twitter at @HaakYak. Learn more about Mandar and his work interrupting violence at Cities for Peace at https://cities4peace.org/.